Bitcoin on Wednesday, Dec 30, hit a record $28,599.99, taking gains this year past 295 per cent amid heightened interest from bigger investors. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency was last up 3.7 per cent at $28,375. Since breaking $20,000 for the first time on December 16, it has surged by nearly half. Bitcoin has increasingly seen demand from larger US investors, in particular, attracted by its perceived inflation-hedging qualities and the potential for quick gains, as well as expectations it would become a mainstream payments method.
India
Justice for Sreejith: Indian ends protest after 782 days
THIRUVANANTHPURAM (TIP): A man from the south Indian state of Kerala has ended a 782-day protest after a federal agency began investigating his brother’s death. SR Sreejith alleges his brother was murdered by police who […]
India
China blocks proposal by US and India to blacklist Pak-based 26/11 LeT handler Sajid Mir by UN
China has blocked a proposal by the US and India at the United Nations to blacklist top Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Sajid Mir, one of India’s most-wanted terrorists and the main handler of the deadly […]
Science & Technology
Musk rival Mittal targets global satellite broadband by mid-2022
Telecommunications tycoon Sunil Mittal said the satellite startup he rescued from bankruptcy with the U.K. government will be offering global broadband services within 18 months. The new target for OneWeb heats up a space race […]
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